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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Polly Capitani"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss Polly Capitani")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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14810 results for: Keyword - Miss Polly Capitani
We found 13870 matches on Performance Comments, 4559 matches on Performance Title, 1744 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

3676
15 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Dance: II: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

3677
26 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa, who never appeared on any stage before

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

3678
28 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa, who never appeared on any stage before
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Binks.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

3679
09 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa, who never appeared on any stage before
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Binks.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II: Sicilian Dance-Glover, Mrs Pelling

3680
11 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17321118, but Belinda-Miss Raftor; Young Bellair-A. Hallam.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: Houghton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

3681
11 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Dance: I: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; III: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

3682
12 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Mrs Pelling; II: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: Saraband-Lesac, Miss LaTour; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

3683
15 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Quin; Freeman-Milward; Varnish-Ryan; Plausible-Hippisley; Novel-Chapman; Jerry-Neale; Olivia-Mrs Younger; Fidelia-Mrs Buchanan; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Egleton; Eliza-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Holiday.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Fingalians-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

3684
16 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Holiday.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: New Scotch Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, DelaGarde Jr, Mrs Ogden

3685
25 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Dance: Essex, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

3686
27 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; IV: Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

3687
29 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Holiday.

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17330123; IV: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

3688
31 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Boarding School Romps

Dance: Houghton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

3689
31 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As at lif, 2 Oct. 1732, but Clarissa-Mrs Bullock; Gripe-Hall; Corinna-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Holliday.

Dance: III: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

3690
02 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Libertine

Afterpiece Title: The Boarding School Romps

Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Atherton.
Role: Tarnish Actor: Miss Mann.

Dance: Essex, Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

3691
02 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

3692
08 February 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

3693
13 February 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Rosco; Sir Jasper-Norris; Leander-Stoppelaer; Helebore-Morgan; Davy-Pearce; James-James; Harry-Collett; Dorcas-Mrs Roberts; Charlotte-Miss Wherrit; Maid-Miss Sandham.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wherrit
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Sandham.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: French Peasant-de Vallois and Madam Vallois

3694
22 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Scornful Lady-Mrs Heron; Elder Loveless-Wm. Mills; Young Loveless-A. Hallam; Welfort-Bridgwater; Martha-Miss Hollyday; Abigail-Mrs Willis; Widow-Mrs Butler; With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Martha Actor: Miss Hollyday

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter

3695
26 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17321121, but Sir John-Cibber (Daily Post. 22 Feb.; Daily Post, 26 Feb. missing). Daily Post, 26 Feb. missing).

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Essex, Miss Robinson

Song: New English Dialogue=- in the Ballad Style, between a town Gallant and a Country lass-Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor

3696
05 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber Jr; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-Wm. Mills; Lady Betty-Mrs Heron; Lady Easy-Mrs Booth; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Horton;Edging-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

3697
15 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mears.

Dance: CComic Dance-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter

3698
15 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; La Fette Ramsii-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Song: new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

3699
26 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17321227, but Jenny-Mrs Lacy; Lucy-Miss Binks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Binks.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa, who never appeared on any stage before
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Binks.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers

3700
28 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Officer; or, The Captain's Lady

Performance Comment: Parts-Miller, Harper, Griffin, Stoppelaer, Oates, Berry, Mullart, Jones, Mrs Charke, Mrs Grace, Miss Atherton, Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miller, Harper, Griffin, Stoppelaer, Oates, Berry, Mullart, Jones, Mrs Charke, Mrs Grace, Miss Atherton, Miss Mann.

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter